endorsement

[ UK /ɛndˈɔːsmənt/ ]
[ US /ɛnˈdɔɹsmənt/ ]

NOUN

a speech seconding a motion
do I hear a second?
a promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books)
the author got all his friends to write blurbs for his book
formal and explicit approval
a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement
a signature that validates something
the cashier would not cash the check without an endorsement
the act of endorsing
a star athlete can make a lot of money from endorsements

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How To Use endorsement In A Sentence

There couldn't have been a stronger endorsement. Times, Sunday Times
Gadafy's striking non-endorsement of the Democratic candidate focused in part on Obama's pledge of "unshakeable" support for Israel, which caused dismay, if not surprise, across the Arab and Muslim worlds last week. Obama Taking Over Democratic National Committee Partly To Avoid Kerry's Fate
On reflection, however, I feel this would be unlikely, because I cannot be alone in considering his regular waspish observations positive endorsement of a production.
Yesterday's mail alone brought 2 manuscripts for endorsement - and I plan to endorse both.
This might not seem like a ringing endorsement of war, but it contrasted with his gloomy assessments in the previous year.
As product endorsements go, it's a tough one to beat. Times, Sunday Times
Akbar said the House's endorsement of the 45 candidates was a three-stage process, including a plenary session of the legislative body.
An £80 fine was imposed, with endorsement of defendant's driving licence and a three months driving disqualification.
With all due respect, I think that your perspective here is horribly simplistic, uncomfortably mis-targeted (to the point of near endorsement), and quite diversionary from the essential core issue. Oaxaca to Guadalajara: The good.. the bad.. & the ugly
Clinton "courted" Edwards 'endorsement as aggressively as Obama did. Clinton win leads to Obama boost

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